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aide

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. aide
  2. aide-de-camp
  3. nurse's aide

aide

noun \ˈād\

: a person whose job is to assist someone

Full Definition of AIDE

:  a person who acts as an assistant; specifically :  a military officer who acts as an assistant to a superior officer
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Examples of AIDE

  1. The senate office hired several congressional aides.
  2. <the nurse's aide will bring you an extra pillow>

Origin of AIDE

short for aide-de-camp
First Known Use: 1777

Related to AIDE

Synonyms
adjunct, adjutant, aid, helper, apprentice, assistant, coadjutor, deputy, helpmate, helpmeet, lieutenant, mate, sidekick

Rhymes with AIDE

Ade, aid, blade, braid, cade, clade, fade, glade, grade, jade, lade, made, maid, paid, raid, rayed, shade, spade, stade, staid, suede, trade, wade

aide

noun \ˈād\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of AIDE

: a person who acts as an assistant <volunteer aides> <psychiatric aides>—see nurse's aide

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